# Lionel Assant

> Lionel Assant is a Series A investor at Blackstone backing Blockchain. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Blackstone](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackstone)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/lionel-assant/10/5a8/322

Lionel Assant is a Series A investor at Blackstone in London focused on Blockchain and Consulting. Lionel Assant is Senior Managing Director and European Head of Private Equity for Blackstone, based in London. Since joining Blackstone in 2003, Lionel Assant has been involved in various European investments and investment opportunities. Before joining Blackstone, Lionel Assant worked for seven years at Goldman Sachs in the Mergers &Acquisitions, Asset Management and Private Equity divisions. Lionel Assant graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique with a Master’s degree in Economics. He serves as a Director of Tangerine, Intertrust and Alliance Automotive Group. Lionel Assant served on the boards of Gerresheimer, Mivisa and United Biscuits. He is also a Trustee of Impetus-PEF, a charitable foundation which provides resources to improve the lives of children and young people living in poverty.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 1 | 50% |
| Consulting | 1 | 50% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 50% |
| Non-Fungible Token (NFT) | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| France | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spiko | Spiko is a tokenization platform that offers to be the supplier of tokenized Money Market Funds. | $21.5M | Series A | Jul 17, 2025 | https://www.spiko.xyz |
| Sia Partners | Sia Partners is the next-generation consulting firm focused on delivering competitive value and tangible results to its clients. |  | Private Equity | Dec 16, 2024 | https://sia-partners.com/canada |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [199 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/199-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blockwall](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockwall-management-gmbh) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bpifrance Digital Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance-digital-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Frst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frst-d3d4) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rerail](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rerail) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Blackstone

VC Fund · New York, United States

Blackstone Group is a private equity firm that invests in private equity, real estate, public debt, equity, non-investment grade credit, real assets, and secondary funds.

5 contacts available at Blackstone.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Miyasaki | Senior Managing Director & Head of Asia Acquisitions | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-miyasaki |
| Bennett J. Goodman | Board of Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bennett-j-goodman |
| Brian Dunlap | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-dunlap-ed54 |
| Charles Huang | VP and Chief Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-huang |
| David Blitzer | Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Tactical Opportunities | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-blitzer |

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## FAQ

### What does Lionel Assant invest in?

Lionel Assant invests primarily in Blockchain, Consulting and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Series A and Private Equity stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Lionel Assant?

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### When did Lionel Assant last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lionel Assant closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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